Temperature Measurement Configuration; Measurement Units - Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure User Manual

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Features and Functions

Temperature Measurement Configuration

This section contains information to help you configure the instrument
for making temperature measurements. The table below shows the
thermocouple, RTD, and thermistor types for which the instrument
supports direct measurements.
Temperature transducers supported
Thermocouple Types
B, E, J, K, N, R, S, T
* Using ITS-90 software conversions.
† Using IPTS-68 software conversions.

Measurement Units

• The instrument can report temperature measurements in °C (Celsius),
• The
• Setting the Mx+B measurement label to °C, °F, or K has no affect on
• The instrument selects Celsius when the probe type is changed and
Front Panel Operation: DMM or Channel (Configure) > TEMPERATURE > UNITS
Remote Interface Operation:
30
*
°F (Fahrenheit), or K (Kelvins). You can mix temperature units on
different channels within the instrument and on the same module.
and
CONFigure
the temperature measurement units currently selected.
after a Factory Reset (
( command) or Card Reset (
SYSTem:PRESet
not change the units setting.
RTD Types
R = 49 to 2.1 k
0
= 0.00385 (DIN/IEC 751)
†
= 0.00391
commands automatically select °C.
MEASure?
command). An Instrument Preset
*RST
UNIT:TEMP {C|F|K}[,(@<ch_list>)]
Thermistor Types
2.2 k , 5 k , 10 k
*
(YSI 44000 Series)
command) does
SYSTem:CPON
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